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Child Growth and Development

Yohana Mangiafico

Department of Education, Houston Community College

TECA 1354: Child Growth and Development

Linda Jones

March 15, 2022

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Sebastian

A Case Study about Child Development

Children's bodies undergo major changes in measurable traits during infancy, early

childhood, and adolescence. Furthermore, as they grow, children can enhance their abilities and

skills and attain a variety of outcomes. Thus, it is vital to focus on many notions of growth and

development in order to assess all of the probable changes related to children's advancement in

body size or skill acquisition. When there are noticeable changes in body size, proportions, height,

and weight, the children's growth is discussed. These modifications can be measured and

compared to predetermined benchmarks. The notion of development is used to assess how

children are changing as they learn new abilities, execute new activities, and form new social

interactions. A child grows when he or she improves specific talents and abilities and learns new

things. Physical changes underpin the concept of children's growth. It is critical to remember that

the characteristics of children's growth are measured and that the measures can be compared to

age norms by referring to a certain rate of growth. Child development can be viewed as a

continuous process with distinct stages.

My neighbor’s son is a 7-year-old child who has progressed to second grade and is

becoming less reliant on his parents. The son can ride a bike, roller skate, and play badminton

and table tennis. The child is attentive and can read, recount stories, and do puzzles with ease.

He is physically fit, standing 3 feet 12 inches tall and weighing 24 pounds. The body of a child

grows and changes as it prepares to become an adult. 7- year-old is a remarkable age, especially

for boys, because it marks the end of the newborn years and the beginnings of adulthood. He is,

nevertheless, going through a seven-year crisis, a period of change in which the child gains a new

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perspective on the world. It enables him to advance to the next stage of his growth. Both at home

and on the playground, the observation was made. This case study is based on observing and

analyzing changes in a 7- year-old boy's physical, psychosocial, emotional, and cognitive

development.

The boy spends roughly an hour and a half every day on the playground. He interacts

with the other children, runs with them, jumps, plays with the ball, and hangs from the crossbar.

The muscles of the legs, arms, chest, and back are all actively developed, according to the

findings. He can hop over minor barriers and shift direction without slowing down while in

motion. He can jump forward, up, to the sides, and over tiny obstacles on one foot. He climbs

up and down the stairwell and the rope ladder with ease. The child has no developmental

limitations and can readily hang from the crossbar. He also has no trouble socializing and

communicating with his classmates and other youngsters on the playground. Observing him on

the playground, it is apparent that the child has reached a high degree of physical development.

He develops strength, endurance, and dexterity and needs constant exercise (Frank, 2020).

While participating in sports, he understands and respects the rules of team games as well as

the coach's needs.

The son's interest in new and unfamiliar terms is particularly noticeable. Not only does

the son try to repeat them, but he also strives to comprehend their significance. As can be seen,

the boy has developed imaginative thinking. He can not only recall the name of the unknown

object, but he can also see it in detail. The toddler may create experiments and solve complex

issues in his imagination. He can readily discriminate between distinct sounds and detect

differences between two words that appear to be identical. Parents encourage him to play a

variety of word games to improve his talent. He can focus on a single task for 25-30 minutes and

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complete it. He reads and writes well as a second grader, and he draws and paints geometric

forms appropriately. He can repeat a long story, count to 100 in both directions, and answer

logical issues with ease. While acquiring more complicated terms and reading a variety of

genres of literature, he continues to improve his literacy and reading comprehension skills.

In terms of his psychosocial development, he appears to adjust quickly to new situations.

The boy requests adult assistance with some duties and indicates a desire to assist his parents.

He can easily engage in educational activities and can even complete things that he finds

uninteresting without being distracted by a play or other distractions. The boy is going through

a 7-year-old crisis, which is linked to the shift from childlike to conscious adult behavior. He

imitates and copies grownups around him from time to time. It indicates that he is experimenting

with different social roles. As a result, he has mood swings and is easily irritated. His age group

desires autonomy and independence, as well as a level playing field with adults and the freedom

to make significant decisions on their own (Frank, 2020). To gain favorable attention, he tries

to please adults and children at school and on the playground. However, such behavior has

detrimental implications because other children tend to love the boy's possessions rather than

the boy himself.

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References

Frank Manis. (2020). Revel for The Dynamic Child -- Access Card 2nd Edition (Book).